Dec 28, 2020 Nerdery TV A Commander, an Android, and a Klingon Walk Into a Casino One of my favorite Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes finds the fun in a goofy and bizarre plot.
Dec 27, 2020 TV Yes, Ted Lasso Really Is as Delightful as You’ve Heard This endearing Apple TV+ series about an American coaching an English soccer team is one of 2020’s true pop culture highlights.
Dec 26, 2020 Anime Movies Watch the Final Trailer for the Final Evangelion Film (Which is Finally Done) Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon a Time finally arrives in Japanese theaters on January 23.
Dec 23, 2020 Music “Palomino” by Heligoland The Paris-based dreampop outfit has released a music video for their new single.
Dec 22, 2020 Best of Opus Movies 25 Movies I Hope to See in 2021 (And Maybe Even in Theaters) 2021’s movies range from a clash between cinema’s greatest titans to Arthurian legend, from ambitious sci-fi to Nicolas Cage at his Nicolas Cage-iest.
Dec 20, 2020 Movies Chandu the Magician: The Original Master of the Mystic Arts (Review) Modern viewers may wince a bit at the more problematic aspects of this classic fantasy adventure from pre-Code Hollywood.
Dec 15, 2020 Movies Review Round-Up: Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman 1984 Critics find the new Wonder Woman movie to be excessive and over-the-top (in both good and bad ways).
Dec 13, 2020 Politics Religion Becoming Heretics and Idolaters for Donald Trump David French’s latest column discusses the dark path that many Christian Trump supporters are heading down.
Dec 12, 2020 Movies Patty Jenkins Announces Rogue Squadron The Wonder Woman director is heading to Star Wars to make “the greatest fighter pilot movie of all time.”
Dec 12, 2020 Music “The Wormwood Star Falls” by Songs of Green Pheasant Duncan Sumpner returns with another album of softly psyched-out folk music.
Dec 8, 2020 Music Harold Budd, 1936-2020 The noted ambient composer and pianist collaborated with the likes of Brian Eno, John Foxx, and Robin Guthrie.
Dec 5, 2020 Movies Nerdery SCP: Overlord: An Atmospheric Action/Horror Short In this SCP Foundation-inspired fan film, an elite force investigates a cult compound. What could go wrong?
Dec 5, 2020 Opus News New Subscriber Playlist: “Vapor Trails” Subscribers can listen to a journey through the shadowy nostalgia of vaporwave.
Dec 2, 2020 Music “Mirror Image” by Nick Schofield Serene-yet-surreal electronic music inspired by “the light and space” of Canada’s national art museum.
Dec 1, 2020 Music Religion Kenneth Copeland’s Heavy Metal Judgement on COVID-19 Who knew nonsensical theology made for such awesome breakdowns?
Dec 1, 2020 TV December 2020’s Best Streaming Titles: Black Dynamite, Lord of the Rings, The Expanse, Soul, Wonder Woman 1984 Blaxploitation homage, epic fantasy, TV’s best sci-fi, Pixar’s latest, the return of Wonder Woman, and more.